So which is it, a music teacher, a recording manager or a song about depression? ^-^
I've always thought this song might relate to depression: the narrator has experienced suffering and has managed to stay strong through it, so can't understand why she's feeling so low now ("I don't know what's become of a girl who once knew sunshine / What's become of a girl who knew sorrow but was strong"). Mr King sounds to me like a therapist, counsellor, or even just a friend who's helping her through her depression and showing her how to turn her life around. "I don't know why / You're showing me the sky / You say you see heaven / I see hell but want to try" sounds like Mr King is using a metaphor of heaven and hell to help the narrtor stop looking at things negatively and begin looking at them positively. He also advises her to count her blessings, which is why she has "ten things lined up on a shelf / Reasons to be cheerful for myself." It seems as though Mr King's guidance is effective, as at the end of the song, the narrator realises that he was "right all along."
However, the fourth verse as it's set out above remains a mystery to me! Why "tape on windows" and where is this place where there's "good work to be done" and "people are kind"? I always imagine a sort of rehab when I hear this verse, but I don't think that's what's meant ^-^ any ideas??
So which is it, a music teacher, a recording manager or a song about depression? ^-^
I've always thought this song might relate to depression: the narrator has experienced suffering and has managed to stay strong through it, so can't understand why she's feeling so low now ("I don't know what's become of a girl who once knew sunshine / What's become of a girl who knew sorrow but was strong"). Mr King sounds to me like a therapist, counsellor, or even just a friend who's helping her through her depression and showing her how to turn her life around. "I don't know why / You're showing me the sky / You say you see heaven / I see hell but want to try" sounds like Mr King is using a metaphor of heaven and hell to help the narrtor stop looking at things negatively and begin looking at them positively. He also advises her to count her blessings, which is why she has "ten things lined up on a shelf / Reasons to be cheerful for myself." It seems as though Mr King's guidance is effective, as at the end of the song, the narrator realises that he was "right all along."
However, the fourth verse as it's set out above remains a mystery to me! Why "tape on windows" and where is this place where there's "good work to be done" and "people are kind"? I always imagine a sort of rehab when I hear this verse, but I don't think that's what's meant ^-^ any ideas??